COMPUTER SCIENTIST - ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Robotics

Southwest Research Institute; San Antonio (TX); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Computer Scientist - Engineer - Research Engineer specialized in Robotics to join the Robotics Department. You will work on industrial robotics, automation, and autonomous systems for government and commercial clients.

Responsibilities include developing software for robotic systems, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and contributing to proposals.

Formación

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in robotics or a related field.
• 0-5 years: BS with research/internship; MS/PhD with graduate robotics work.
• Experience with robotics, ML, and perception in industry or academia.
• Strong software skills; C++ or Python required; ROS preferred.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsabilidades

• Communicate effectively with internal teams, external clients, and industry partners.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop technical solutions.
• Develop software for robotic and automated systems and deploy at client facilities.
• Drive performance goals and assist in proposals/cost estimates.
• Interact with customers to promote new business and develop technical requirements.
• Special focus on motion planning, 3D perception/processing, industrial manipulators, surface reconstruction, and applied ML.

Conocimientos

C++

Python

ROS

Machine learning

Perception

Motion planning

Team collaboration

Educación

Robotics related degree

Herramientas

ROS

Descripción del empleo

COMPUTER SCIENTIST - ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Robotics

10-01558

Who We Are:

The Robotics Department develops industrial robotic, automated, and autonomous solutions for government and commercial clients across a wide range of industries.

Objectives of this Role:

• Work as part of a technical team to solving real-world challenges by building advanced capabilities, technologies, and solutions in the field of industrial robotics and automation.
• Work on projects supporting innovative software/controls development, perception, hardware integration, and testing on industrial robots and custom automation hardware.
• Be part of a team with some of the brightest minds in industrial robotics.
• Research and uncover new applications, industries, and clients for novel automation capabilities.
• Work primarily at SwRI facilities/laboratories as well as attend meetings, and contribute to deployment efforts which may occur at commercial and government client facilities.
• Visit https://robotics.swri.org to learn about some of the work we do.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Communicate effectively with internal team, external clients, and industry partners.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop technical solutions, and coordinate technical tasks with project managers and engineering staff.
• Develop software solutions for robotic and automated systems to include designing, building, debugging, and implementing these systems at client facilities.
• Drive individual performance goals and objectives set by the organization.
• Assist in preparing proposals and cost estimates.
• Interact with customers to promote new business and develop technical requirements for projects.
• Special focus of motion planning, 3D perception/processing, industrial robotic manipulators, surface reconstruction, and/or applied machine learning.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or other robotics-related degree.
• 0-5 years: BS candidates must have relevant academic research and/or internship experience. MS and PhD candidates must have completed graduate work related to robotics, machine learning, or industrial robotic manipulators.
• Experience with robotics, applied machine learning, and/or perception through prior industry employment or an internship, co-op, student competition team, or graduate research is required.
• Strong software skills; C++ or Python required; Robot Operating System (ROS) experience preferred. Operational and/or research experience with software is required. Experience deploying software solutions onto hardware is preferred.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.